Category Archives: WFRV Local 5 – Green Bay, Appleton

Green Bay Metro Fire Department holding its first-ever ‘Rescue Rally’
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) - Officials with the Green Bay Metro Fire Department announced on Wednesday that they will soon be holding the department's first-ever 'Rescue Rally' event. According to a relea...
Nick Witwer May 29, 2025

UW Health aids FDA approval of Alzheimer’s blood test
MADISON, Wis. (WFRV) - Officials with the US Food and Drug Administration say they have cleared the first-ever blood test that will help in diagnosing cases of Alzheimer's disease. Those at UW Health ...
Nick Witwer May 29, 2025

A few early showers possible today
The Latest Storm Team 5... Good morning! We are waking up to band of steady rain up the Northwoods. Plan on this batch of rain shifting south throughout the morning but fizzling out, so holding a chan...
Ryan Kudish May 29, 2025

Wisconsin boy who overcame traumatic lawnmower injury graduates high school
NEW LONDON, Wis. (WFRV) - A traumatic lawnmower injury couldn't stop Brandon Rudie from persevering and accomplishing amazing things. On Wednesday night, he walked the stage at New London High School,...
Paul Steeno May 28, 2025

Elon Musk is leaving the Trump administration after criticizing president’s ‘big beautiful bill’
WASHINGTON (AP) - Elon Musk is leaving his government role as a top adviser to President Donald Trump after spearheading efforts to reduce and overhaul the federal bureaucracy. The billionaire entrepr...
The Associated Press May 28, 2025

Federal trade court blocks Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs under emergency powers law
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal court on Wednesday blocked President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law, swiftly throwing into doubt Trump'...
The Associated Press May 28, 2025

United States Department of Education opens disability discrimination investigation into Green Bay Area Public School District
(WFRV) - The United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced on Wednesday that it is opening a Title VI and disability-discrimination investigation into the Green Bay A...
Adam Rosen May 28, 2025

Groups gather outside Senator Ron Johnson’s Oshkosh office to voice concerns over possible Medicaid & Medicare cuts
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WFRV) - The Big, Beautiful Bill, passed by the United States House of Representatives on May 22, has caught the attention of many, including people in northeast Wisconsin. The bill, whi...
Adam Rosen May 28, 2025

Local 5 meteorologists celebrate Weather Day at the Ballpark with Fond du Lac Dock Spiders
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (WFRV) - For the second year in a row, Storm Team 5 celebrated Weather Day at the Ballpark with the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders. Storm Team 5's Jordan Lamers and Ryan Kudish were at Her...
Ben Newhouse May 28, 2025

Durbin’s sacrifice fly gives the Brewers a 6-5 walk-off win over the Red Sox
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Caleb Durbin's sacrifice fly drove in the winning run for the Milwaukee Brewers, who earned their first sweep of the season with a 6-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox in 10 innings on...
The Associated Press May 28, 2025
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